Modern English → Old English
Old English word for gem
5 headwords match “gem”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; gimm ranks first.
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gem — gem, jewel
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġimm genitive singular ġimmes dative singular ġimme accusative singular ġimm nominative plural ġimmas genitive plural ġimma -
gem — jewel, precious gem
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sincġimm genitive singular sincġimmes dative singular sincġimme accusative singular sincġimm nominative plural sincġimmas genitive plural sincġimma -
gem — a glorious gem
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wuldorġimm genitive singular wuldorġimmes dative singular wuldorġimme accusative singular wuldorġimm nominative plural wuldorġimmas genitive plural wuldorġimma -
gem — jewel; gem; precious stone; gemstone
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġimstān genitive singular ġimstānes dative singular ġimstāne accusative singular ġimstān nominative plural ġimstānas genitive plural ġimstāna -
gem — clasp, button, brooch
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular siġel genitive singular siġles dative singular siġle accusative singular siġel nominative plural siġel genitive plural siġla
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “gem” gets the points below; the candidates are then sorted by total. The score is shown on each entry above so the order can be checked rather than trusted.
| The English word opens the headword's definition | +10 |
| It appears later in the first definition | +6 |
| It appears in any definition | +3 |
| It is in the headword's links | +2 |
| It is listed as an English descendant (etymological evidence) | +9 |
| The headword has an inflection table | +3 |
| Part of speech is a proper noun | −5 |
| Part of speech is a verb (-ian derivations are noisy) | −3 |
| The headword is an alternative form | −6 |
| The first definition is longer than three words | −2 |
A candidate has to be a real headword with its own entry: inflected forms and grammatical terminology (genitive, nominative, preterite, …) never appear here.
Not one of these?
The match may be a different sense of “gem”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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